Items | Reason for item omission |
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Staff support | |
1. The midwife was friendly with me | Retained |
2. I had a good interaction with my midwife | Excluded due to overlap with item 1 (MI = 58.03, EPC = 0.40, r = 0.70) |
3. The midwife provided the training to control delivery during childbirth and labor | Excluded due to overlap with item 8 (MI = 14.03, EPC = 0.19, r = 0.64) |
4. The delivery room staff had a good relationship with me during the delivery process | Excluded due to conceptual overlap with item 5, strong empirical overlap (r = 0.70) |
5. The midwife understood my needs and wishes | Retained |
6. The midwife treated me politely and respectfully | Excluded due to conceptual overlap with item 5, strong empirical overlap (r = 0.73) |
7. The midwife spent enough time with me | Retained |
8. The midwife informed me of what would happen during the delivery | Retained |
9. The midwife took good care of me | Retained |
10. The midwife in the delivery room was calm | Retained |
11. The midwife encouraged me to adapt to childbirth and continue the process | Retained |
12. The midwife considered my wishes for delivery | Retained |
13. The delivery environment was safe and comfortable | Excluded due to overlap with item 14 (MI = 23.32, EPC = 0.27, r = 0.60) |
14. The staff warmly welcomed me as I entered the delivery ward | Retained |
15. I received the appropriate, timely, and necessary services in the delivery department | Excluded due to overlap with item 14 (MI = 10.17, EPC = 0.19, r = 0.50) |
48. I tolerated labor pain when the midwife talked to me while working | Retained |
Competence | |
16. I thought I had the ability and power of natural childbirth | Retained |
17. I would like to experience natural childbirth | Retained |
18. In the end, the pain of natural childbirth is sweet | Retained |
20. I felt happy during labor | Retained |
24. I have good memories of childbirth | Retained |
26. The delivery was not as painful as I thought | Retained |
44. I could comment on the natural childbirth process and related decisions | Retained |
47. I tolerated the pain of labor more efficiently by relying on good thoughts | Retained |
Baby bonding | |
19. I planned to get pregnant at the right time | Excluded at Step 2 due to low standardized regression coefficient, 0.28 (less than 0.4) |
33. I was very eager to see the baby during labor | Retained |
34. I was encouraged to embrace the baby immediately after delivery | Retained |
35. Immediately after giving birth, I heard my baby crying | Retained |
36. Immediately after giving birth, I was able to see my baby for the first time in a satisfactory way | Retained |
37. I kept my baby for the first time as I wanted | Retained |
Empowerment | |
23. I had healthy and safe childbirth | Retained |
25. I felt more responsible after giving birth | Retained |
27. I felt light and comfortable after giving birth | Retained |
28. After giving birth, I realized my inner strength | Retained |
29. I felt empowered after childbirth | Retained |
30. I felt successful with the delivery | Retained |
31. I felt independent and self-sufficient during childbirth | Excluded due to conceptual overlap with item 28, strong empirical overlap (r = 0.66) |
32. My self-confidence increased with childbirth | Retained |
Family support | |
38. The support and presence of my parents were helpful during the delivery | Retained |
39. The presence of my husband made me feel strong | Excluded due to conceptual overlap with item 40, strong empirical overlap (r = 0.70) |
40. My husband's support during the delivery was helpful | Retained |
41. My husband encouraged me to have a natural delivery during my pregnancy | Retained |
42. My family encouraged me to have a natural delivery during my pregnancy | Excluded due to overlap with Item 41 (MI = 29.79, EPC = 0.30, r = 0.52) |
Deleted items before CFA (loading < 0.4) | |
21. I was very hopeful during the delivery | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
22. I was familiar with the delivery environment before childbirth | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
43. I believed that after natural childbirth, I would be able to do my baby's work independently | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
45. I have gained the necessary knowledge about childbirth using various sources | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
46. Knowing the labor pains and techniques of dealing with childbirth, I was ready for labor | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
49. The hectic environment reduced my tolerance | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
50. I was afraid of my child's hurting and death | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
51. I was afraid of labor pains | Excluded due to dropped dimension |
52. I was worried and anxious during labor | Excluded due to dropped dimension |